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PRODUCTION CONTROLLER (TITLE 32)
Army National Guard Units
Department of the Army
Location
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Salary
$61,722 - $80,243
per year
Type
Full-Time
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GS-11 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $62,107 - $80,737
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-10. Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 years graduate study.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves planning and overseeing the maintenance and repair schedules for a wide range of military vehicles, equipment, and systems in the Army National Guard to keep everything ready for use.
The role requires coordinating resources like personnel, parts, and budgets while tracking progress and adjusting plans as needed to meet priorities.
It's a good fit for someone with military or technical experience in logistics who enjoys organizing complex operations and ensuring equipment reliability.
Key Requirements
- At least 24 months of specialized experience in preparing job orders, scheduling projects, and monitoring production progress
- Military grades E-4 through CW3
- Experience using automation programs for data input, equipment status tracking, and job order monitoring
- Knowledge of quantitative reasoning, clear oral and written communication, and terminology related to repair operations
- Ability to analyze repair methods, develop control procedures, and provide technical guidance to junior staff
- Understanding of military readiness reporting, property accountability, and budgeting for Class 9 accounts
- Experience programming workloads, managing shop space, and prioritizing maintenance based on command needs and resources
Full Job Description
THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.
This National Guard position is for a PRODUCTION CONTROLLER (TITLE 32), Position Description Number NGD1255000 and is part of the TN ARMY National Guard.
This vacancy is covered by Association of Civilian Technicians (ACT), Chapter 103 (Volunteer Chapter).
Military Grades: E-4 through CW3 GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Experience, education or training which indicates the candidate can reason in quantitative terms, communicate orally and in writing in a clear and concise manner, understanding the terminology and data pertaining to repair operations and process characteristics of the production activity.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: 24 months experience, education or training preparing job or work orders; scheduling various phases of projects into the production facility; following up to see if work is progressing as planned and arranging for adjustments in materials, machine processes, and work sequencing allowing for changes.
Experience with current automation support programs to input data, provide status of equipment, and monitor job order status, monitor work priorities, requisition repair parts, track repair parts status, etc.
Major Duties:
As a PRODUCTION CONTROLLER (TITLE 32), GS-1152-09, you will establish plans and schedules for maintenance and repair, using multiple process production methods and procedures for a variety of vehicles and equipment such as combat vehicles, heavy-duty engineering and mobile equipment, tracked vehicles, towed and self-propelled artillery, communications and electronic equipment, guided missile systems, and small arms.
Ensure Modified Table of Organization and Equipment (MTO&E) or Table of Distribution and Allowances (TDA) reportable Line Item Numbers (LIN) are properly managed, reported and accounted for with respect to readiness reports, property accountability reports, and system management.
Program workload, shop space, and available personnel on a short and long-term basis. Ensure that unit Class 9 (CL IX) accounts are funded, budgeted, and executed to maximize readiness.
Designate and maintain current maintenance priorities by Force Activity Designator, pacing items, Equipment Readiness Codes (ERC) A, B, and C equipment type, available funds, commander's priority, state/national priorities (in the case of floods, fires, and mobilizations), and unit supported.
Analyze repair methods and develops control procedures and policies to assure accomplishment of programs to meet priorities and deadlines established by higher authority or support activities.
Provide technical guidance and oversight to a lower-graded Production Controller. Perform other duties as assigned.
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